Link Love

I know, I’ve been AWOL here recently.  I’ve quite a few links to share (some probably woefully out-of-date) – here’s what’s caught my attention over the past week or so:

• The annual Brenda Novak auction is on – and Phyl from Phyl’s Quilts & Books has a really cool quilt up for auction.  It’s for a good cause and there are some tempting things up for auction – I’ve set aside some time to browse through properly.
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• Ever wondered what happens at a book cover photoshoot?  The always-hilarious Sarah Rees Brennan describes the photoshoot for hers and Justine Larbalestier‘s new book UNSPOKEN.
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• Plagiarism – AnimeJune @ Gossamer Obsessions says it all.
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• On a more cheerful note, Tor goes DRM-free!  I am thrilled that a mainstream publisher has made this choice, and based on solid business reasons too, from what I gather – I hope they are the first of many.  It gives us readers more flexibility, and let’s face it, DRM didn’t actually accomplish anything.
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• New covers for Andrea K Höst‘s Touchstone trilogy books – I like.
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• YA anthology ETERNAL SPRING for free @ Smashwords – I’ve downloaded it, but haven’t read yet, so no opinion on the stories at the moment.  I admit the primary attraction for me is Diana Peterfreund‘s killer unicorn short.
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• A wide-ranging interview with Sharon Lee & Steve Miller @ Grasping for the Wind – they’re amongst my favourite authors.  Their latest Liaden book DRAGON SHIP has just been released as an eARC at Baen, but I’m trying to hang on for the official release in September.
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• Sherwood Smith‘s put up a free short story EXCERPTS FROM THE DIARY OF A HENCHMINION @ her blog – it takes a loving poke at some fantasy tropes and made me laugh.
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• Via Lois McMaster Bujold‘s blog, a post from Jo Walton on series structure @ tor.com.  I always like the thoughtfulness of her posts (and how she highlights books/authors I’m not familiar with) and this is no exception.
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• More from Andrea K Höst’s blog, this time the second part of the fantasy round table that several writers are doing.  This time, they talk about The Baggage of Language – as before, some fascinating points.

And… I think that’s it!  I should post more frequently, huh?

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